UZBEKISTANUZBEKISTAN

GeographyGeography

Location Location - - Central AsiaCentral Asia AreaArea - - 447,400 sq.km. 447,400 sq.km. PopulationPopulation – – 27 million27 million ClimateClimate – – Continental Continental Major citiesMajor cities – – Tashkent, Tashkent,

Bukhara, Bukhara,

Khiva, Samarkand, TermezKhiva, Samarkand, Termez

Facts and StatisticsFacts and Statistics CapitalCapital – Tashkent – Tashkent LanguagesLanguages – Uzbek, Russian, Tajik, – Uzbek, Russian, Tajik,

Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, TatarTurkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar GovernmentGovernment – Republic (President – Republic (President

A.Karimov)A.Karimov) ReligionsReligions – Muslim (88%), Eastern – Muslim (88%), Eastern

Orthodox (9%), others (3%)Orthodox (9%), others (3%) CurrencyCurrency – Uzbekistan Som – Uzbekistan Som

HistoryHistory More than 2.5 millenniaMore than 2.5 millennia Earliest Inhabitants – Indo-IraniansEarliest Inhabitants – Indo-Iranians Invaded by: Invaded by:

– Alexander the Great (327 BC)Alexander the Great (327 BC)– Arabs (7Arabs (7thth-8-8thth centuries) centuries)– Turks ( 9Turks ( 9thth century) century)– Genghis Khan (13Genghis Khan (13thth century) century)– Tamerlane the Great (14Tamerlane the Great (14thth century) century)– Russian Colonization (early 19Russian Colonization (early 19thth century) century)

UzSSR (1925-1991)UzSSR (1925-1991) Independent Uzbekistan (1991-present)Independent Uzbekistan (1991-present)

EducationEducationPrimary and secondary Primary and secondary

educationeducation 9-11 years (starting 9-11 years (starting at age 6-7) at age 6-7)

Bachelor’s DegreeBachelor’s Degree -4 years -4 years Master’s DegreeMaster’s Degree - 2 years - 2 years DoctorateDoctorate – 6 years – 6 years

(The official literacy rate - 99 %)(The official literacy rate - 99 %)

CultureCulture HospitalityHospitality - a guest is sent by God- a guest is sent by God ChaikhanaChaikhana - tea-house - tea-house BazaarBazaar - buy, sell, bargain! - buy, sell, bargain! CuisineCuisine - pilaf, tandir-non (bread), - pilaf, tandir-non (bread),

sumalak, norin, qazi, kabab, manti sumalak, norin, qazi, kabab, manti

HandcraftHandcraft - Embroidery, Weaving - Embroidery, Weaving

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